Gov. Greg Abbott sends clear signals on some conservative priorities
Texas | May 7, 2021
Late last month, Gov. Greg Abbott called in to a friendly radio host apparently intent on making news.
“I’m told by your press office this is the first public statement on your position on ‘constitutional carry,'” WBAP’s Rick Roberts told Abbott before asking him about the proposal, which the state House had passed days earlier in a long-sought breakthrough for gun-rights activists.
Abbott did not hesitate, telling Roberts that he supported “constitutional carry” — an idea to allow permitless carry of handguns — and promising to sign the legislation if it reached his desk…
(Excerpts from Texas Tribune)